Sleep Collection (page 8)

Father Xmas / Stockings
Father Christmas filling stockings while children sleep Date: 1900

Apparitions: king reproached by ghostly ancestors
A king is awakened from his sleep by the accusing spirits of his reproachful ancestors. Date: circa 1820

Nicholas Hart, the Great Sleeper
Nicholas Hart, known as the Great Sleeper, who slept from 5 to 11 August 1711, though he was suspected of shamming with a view to earning money. Date: 1711

Only teasing at the carnival
Clown with his mandolin feigns sleep on a chaise longue. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900

Cartoon, The Inventors Dream, WW1
Cartoon, The Inventors Dream. An inventor dreams of fantastic new weaponry for delivery next spring. Date: 1917

Tired elderly woman sleeping on a train. Date: circa 1950s

Tired elderly woman on a train. Date: circa 1950s

Middle-aged people dozing in Eastbourne, Sussex
Middle-aged men and women dozing and sleeping in Eastbourne, Sussex. What a lovely holiday! Date: circa 1960s

Young couple relaxing in a train compartment. Date: circa 1960s

Decorated Christmas tree with children asleep
Decorated Christmas tree with two children asleep below. Date: circa 1890s

Mary Rose by J M Barrie
Promotional postcard for Mary Rose by J. M. Barrie. First produced at the Haymarket Theatre, 22nd April 1920.In the 1924 edition of the play, p

Boy and girl riding a reindeer on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Boy and girl on a rooftop on a Christmas card
Boy (with wings) and sleeping girl on a rooftop on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two children asleep in bed on a Christmas card, with bells and a star. Date: circa 1890s

Girl in a garden with a doll on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Young couple sleep on last bus home, Manchester
A young couple sleep on the last bus home from the centre of Manchester. Date: circa 1981

Cartoon, Soldier returning from leave, WW1
Cartoon, a French soldier returning from leave tells his colleague what it was like. At every point someone pointed to the Keep Quiet notice, although what he had said was entirely innocent

Cartoon, Insomnia, WW1
Cartoon, Insomnia. A woman sits up in bed, thinking about how she appreciates her husband much more because hes home on leave from the army. Date: 1915

Frontispiece design by Cecil Aldin, Puppy Tails. A hungry puppy suspects a sleeping puppy of having eaten his dinner. Date: 1912

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, sleeping bulldog
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a sleeping bulldog. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, bull terrier lying down
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a bull terrier lying down (probably Aldins own dog, Cracker). Date: 1927

Hungry Peter as a piglet approaches a fireplace
Pleasant Dreams -- Hungry Peter the a piglet finds a cat asleep in the fireplace. Date: 1912

Cover design by Cecil Aldin, The Farmyard Puppies, showing two lively puppies about to disturb a sleeping pig. Date: 1911

White bulldog puppy and Pammy on boat to Ostend
A white bulldog puppy and his mistress Pammy on a boat to Ostend. She feels seasick, and huddles up in her deckchair, while the dog sleeps below. Date: 1905

Japan - Children in day beds at a nursery
Children in day beds at a nursery, while their Mothers are at work. The bed consists of thick quilts laid on a floor of tatami straw mats. Date: 1932

Sleepy owl tickled by mice. Date: circa 1933

Cartoon, Delicious Dreams! Castles in the Air! Glorious Prospects! Vide An Afternoon Nap after the Fatigues of an Official Dinner, by James Gillray

Cartoon, Political Dreamings, Visions of Peace! Perspective Horrors! by James Gillray. Showing William Windham, British War Minister, asleep and dreaming in bed, surrounded by visions

Illustration, The Four Clever Brothers -- They found the Princess on the rock; the Dragon asleep with his head on her lap. Date: 1909

The flowers awake
The flowers of the garden awake after their long winter sleep. Date: 1895

Illustration, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, by Kupka. Date: early 20th century

Accustoming our Lads by Degrees to Sleep Under a Roof
Untraining the Army - another idea from William Heath Robinson for ensuring soldiers become accustomed once more to civilian life

The hunters sleep, Les Images en Musique
A hunter sleeps while rabbits dance round him in a ring, illustration in Les Images en Musique, with illustrations by Benjamin Rabier and easy pieces for piano by Jane Vieu. Date: 1908

Tramp asleep on a Balham street, SW London
A tramp asleep on a bench on a Balham street in SW London. The various bags and papers appear to belong to him. Date: circa 1960s

WW1 - Russian troops rest after battle on Turkish front Date: 1916

Cartoon, German soldier dreaming, WWI
Cartoon, the Boches dream. A hungry German soldier dreams of beer and sausages while asleep in the snow on the Western Front during WW1. Date: 1915

WW2 greetings card, Safety First, showing a sleeping bear with a barrage balloon on a piece of string. Date: circa 1942

Wilson and Nelstrop asleep on Coniston Water, Lake District
Wilson and Nelstrop asleep on a boat on Coniston, Lake District, or more likely pretending to sleep - another photograph giving the lie to Edwardian conformity. Date: circa 1907

Two men in rowing boat, Coniston, identified as Wilson and Nelstrop the photographers friends, pretending to sleep as the boat drifts away. Date: circa 1907

A fairy asleep on a cobweb
Silhouette depicting a fairy asleep on a cobweb hammock. Date: 1928

BUNYAN, John (1628-1688). English Christian writer and preacher, who is well known for his book The Pilgrims Progress. Bunyans dream in which he saw the story of Pilgrims Progress. Engraving

A picturesque view of the state of the nation for February 1778. An Indian (America) cuts the cows horns of English commerce, milked by Holland

Nestl頡dversiting poster of childrens food (1931)
Nestl頡 dversiting poster of childrens food (1931)

The Sleep of the Just. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Sleep of the Just. 1375 - 1382. Scene 11 of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou

Turmen - a family sleeps outside on plank-beds - sunrise. Karahoudan village - in foothills of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. Spring - April

European Bison - adult male - snoozes in frosty morning - a female bison in background (Bison bonasus L.). Bialowieza Nature Park - Belorussia. Spring

Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 1934
How wonderfully soft ! The Vi-Spring overlay mattress is made by hand throughout. Unlike the cheap mattress the Vi-Spring will last and last

Poster, The Artists Dream, Maskelyne & Cooke
Poster for The Artists Dream, one of Maskelyne & Cookes Mysteries, performed on stage. The artist has painted a portrait of his recently deceased wife

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